Piers Morgan has branded Madonna “grotesquely offensive” after she was pictured walking through JFK airport wearing a burka.
The Good Morning Britain anchor hit out at the singer for “shameless attention seeking” after seeing snaps of her arriving in New York.
Writing in his Mail column, he said: “Madonna wore a burka as she walked through one of the world’s most famous airports, not from any desire for anonymity but from a craven desire to be spotted. She put on the burka because she wanted the whole world to see her in a burka.
“When I stopped laughing at the headlines, I suddenly realized that her latest publicity-grabbing move wasn’t actually very funny at all. It was actually grotesquely offensive.”
Morgan then accused Madonna of “mocking” Muslims and “sporting a burka because she has a new tour coming up”.
His scathing rant continued: “This Muslim-mocking stunt is a new low, even by her low standards.
“It manages to be the very worst kind of cultural appropriation, the very worst kind of casual religious taunting, AND the very worst kind of publicity scam. On every level, it’s toe-curling and offensive.”
The controversial broadcaster also slammed Madonna for “mercilessly lampooning” Catholicism, referring to a “horribly blasphemous” mock crucifixion back in 2006.
Earlier this week, Madonna announced a world tour for her Madame X album across North America and Europe in 2019 and 2020.
The dates include three US residencies in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles with further dates set to be released.
Part of the shows to be confirmed will be intimate shows in London, performing at the Palladium in Soho.
"I went there and I thought it was going to be super fun and adventurous but then I found myself just going to school and picking up the kids,” she told Trevor Nelson at the live MTV reveal for her Medellin video.
“I got a little depressed. I had to make friends and meet people. So I started to meet people and go out a bit. I'm not like a go-er out-er per se. But I wanted to meet people."
